THE South African Police Service (Saps) has re-arrested Lovemore Musoyi (32), a Zimbabwean, ranked among their most wanted suspects in Limpopo province.
He was being sought for 10 offences including murder, attempted murder, robbery, unauthorised possession of firearm and escape from lawful custody.
Musoyi, whose origins in Zimbabwe are yet to be established fled from police custody after outsmarting two police officers.
“The provincial commissioner of police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe hails the collaborative efforts between Saps Sekhukhune Task Team, Operation Vala Umgodi Multidisciplinary Team as well as private security who worked tirelessly to track the most evasive fugitive which had been on the run after escaping from police custody, after attacking and disarming two police officers in Motetema,” Saps said in a statement.
"Lovemore Musoyi, the notorious Zimbabwean national (32) had been on the run after escaping from police custody. Musoyi is facing more than 10 criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, armed robberies, house robberies, business robberies, kidnapping, assaults, stocktheft, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition that occurred in Elandskraal, Motetema, Dennilton and Rakgoadi policing areas in Sekhukhune district."
All the districts are in Limpopo province bordering Zimbabwe.
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It is understood Musoyi’s luck eventually deserted him when the police working with private security, invaded his hideout in the mountains at Rakgoadi policing area last Friday.
Police recovered an unlicensed firearm from Musoyi during the arrest.
He is expected to appear before various magistrate's courts within Sekhukhune district.